So I have a history paper coming up that I have no idea what to write it on. It has to be on an event in American History between Reconstruction and 2005 and it cant be Reconstruction. Any ideas?

How about the Holocaust? That's intresting.

Another girl already has it, that and The Watergate Scandel are taken

So I have a history paper coming up that I have no idea what to write it on. It has to be on an event in American History between Reconstruction and 2005 and it cant be Reconstruction. Any ideas?
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Is this a high school or college history paper? I was never good in history so,
I really can't give you a topic; sorry. Good Luck!!

Prohibition, women's rights of the 20's, civil rights, rise of communism, the depression, immigration at the turn of the century... helping you at all?

women's rights/gaining the right to vote, abortion rights through the years, 9/11, the persian gulf war.

hope that helps.

Teapot dome scandal of the 20s
the United fruit company led coup against Guatemala
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Fruit_Company
the Jimmy Doolittle raid

Ohhh do the 20's! Good stuff there.

Thanks guys my brain is starting to go now.

Go where, J/B? :lol:

You never know:grineyes: :p


Hopefully in the direction of a topic

How about the American Revolution?

How about the American Revolution?


Good idea Mike, but its not in my time period.


I'm thinking about doing Pearl Harbor, what do you guys think?

I still think you should do teapot dome or the guatamalan banana "revolution"
(pm me if youd like more info)

it has to be American history

That IS American history......who do you think was behind it?

That shows ya how much I really pay attention then :lol:

Well, look up John Foster dulles and the American fruit company ..and maybe banana republic

Eh...work...I dont think so...I'm claiming senioritis

Thank you.

thats so pedestrian ..but, i guess its ok :p

Thank you.

You're welcome. Good luck with your paper. :)

thats so pedestrian ..but, i guess its ok :p
Right. Over 2,300 soldiers killed in a sneak attack is pedestrian? :rolleyes: To you maybe. It was a major event in American History, which brought the U.S. into WWII.

I meant it was pedestrian as a subject for a project/report, as in, a story that's been told over and over

I was just trying to steer her towards lesser known stories in American history from the period.....I certainly wasnt trying to make light of the event, (pearl Harbour) itself. ...I can understand why you took it that way, out of context, Janice.

I meant it was pedestrian as a subject for a project/report, as in, a story that's been told over and over

I was just trying to steer her towards lesser known stories in American history from the period.....I certainly wasnt trying to make light of the event, (pearl Harbour) itself. ...I can understand why you took it that way, out of context, Janice.
No offense, just seemed an odd choice of wording to me.

How about the JFK assassination? That shook the U.S. to its core, the entire world really. I don't think anything tore at the American psyche as much as that, and then 9/11.

No offense, just seemed an odd choice of wording to me.
No problem, just a little misunderstanding, from the lack of context :lol:

No offense, just seemed an odd choice of wording to me.

How about the JFK assassination? That shook the U.S. to its core, the entire world really. I don't think anything tore at the American psyche as much as that, and then 9/11.

YES YES YES!!! DO THE ASSASSINATION!!

I teach high school history, and kids always pick Pearl Harbor or something WWIIish or the Great Depression or the 1920's or Watergate...

yet they never pick the JFK assassination, and that's just as important!

Of course, they never pick it 'cause I'm pretty much a JFK assassination expert, so they'd be scared of messing something up.

So, if you decide to do that one and want some help (or if you just want some help in general), email me at mashjaja@aol.com!

No offense, just seemed an odd choice of wording to me.

How about the JFK assassination? That shook the U.S. to its core, the entire world really. I don't think anything tore at the American psyche as much as that, and then 9/11.

We had to write a paper on a person already and I did JFK so I've already done the assassination. And 9/11 is too recent

We had to write a paper on a person already and I did JFK so I've already done the assassination. And 9/11 is too recent

I think that Pearl Harbor would be a really good topic to write on. Infact, there are quite a few good topics set during World War II that you could write on.

ummmmm

how 'bout something old that happened in the past? :D